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SARA ELLIOTT is a professional writer with extensive horticultural knowledge acquired through theoretical study and practical experience . You can find her gardening and lifestyle pieces in print and online .
KENT GRUETZMACHER is a California-based freelance writer and the west coast director of business development at Mac & Fulton Executive Search and Consulting , an employment recruiting firm dedicated to the indoor gardening and hydroponics industries . He is interested in utilizing his Master of Arts in humanities to explore the many cultural and business facets of this emerging industry by way of his entrepreneurial projects .
ERIC HOPPER ’ S past experiences within the indoor gardening industry include being a hydroponic retail store manager and owner . Currently , he works as a writer , consultant and product tester for various indoor horticulture companies . His inquisitive nature keeps him busy seeking new technologies and methods that could help maximize a garden ’ s performance .
CORY HUGHES is a former police officer turned full-time commercial grower in Denver , Colorado .
RICH HAMILTON has been in the hydroponics industry for more than 20 years , working originally as a general manager in a hydroponics retail outlet before becoming an account manager at Century Growsystems . He enjoys working on a daily basis with shop owners , manufacturers , distributors and end users to develop premium products .
PHILIP MCINTOSH is a science and technology writer with a bachelor ’ s degree in botany and chemistry and a master ’ s degree in biological science . During his graduate research he used hydroponic techniques to grow axenic plants to study the uptake of metals by roots . He also has experience in medical device manufacturing and was a technical writing supervisor in the semiconductor equipment manufacturing industry . He lives in Colorado Springs , CO , and teaches mathematics at Challenger Middle School .
SHANNON MCKEE lives in Ohio and has been a freelance writer for several years now , including on her blog , whyiwah . blogspot . com . Nicknamed by loved ones a garden hoarder over the past few years , she grows a wide variety of plants in her urban garden .
DR . LYNETTE MORGAN holds a B . Hort . Tech . degree and a PhD in hydroponic greenhouse production from Massey University , New Zealand . Lynette is a partner with Suntec International Hydroponic Consultants and has authored several hydroponic technical books . Visit suntec . co . nz for more information .
FRANK RAUSCHER is a certified horticulturist and consultant for the hydroponic and landscape industry with a background in product development . Frank is a member of the Southern Nevada Landscape Association and active in the Southern California green industry , where his focus is drought-tolerant xeriscapes . He specializes in discovering the “ root-cause ” of plant stress .
AUSTIN YEANY has been professionally involved in the agriculture and hydroponics industry for five years . He operates a business known as VGSorganic , where he engineers custom-made gardens . He is also currently studying agricultural science .
DIANE YOUNG has had her food and gardening articles published in the Burlington Free Press , The Boston Globe , The Christian Science Monitor , Country Journal and other regional publications . Soon after , Troy- Bilt commissioned her book , Community Gardening in North America . A New England gardener , Diane lives in Maine and Mexico .
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